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Originally Posted by mgmueller
I don't need an excuse for something I don't bother about.
I obviously wouldn't tip a merchant. But I wouldn't negotiate prices either.
If I buy book X for € 10 easy enough, why would I mind to re-purchase book Y for the very same amount?
I'll have the very same fun for the very same amount of time.
I might have spent those € 10 a few years ago already, but that's a matter of the past...
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So then... why would you spend money on PD books?
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But even though they are out of copyright, you still can buy them as special editions. And I do so. I avoid free stuff. In German we have a saying: "What costs nothing is worth nothing" and I find some truth to that.
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For one, I enjoy buying. There's something satisfying to purchasing.
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That is why I wondered if you look for excuses to give people money.